On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 70 40 .636 --
Yankees 65 46 .586 5.5
Red Sox 55 59 .482 17.0
Blue Jays 53 58 .477 17.5
Tigers 52 59 .468 18.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 57 51 .528 --
Brewers 55 56 .495 3.5
White Sox 54 57 .486 4.5
Twins 50 62 .446 9.0
Royals 47 63 .427 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 49 .570 --
Mariners 63 49 .563 1.0
Rangers 52 60 .464 12.0
Athletics 44 71 .383 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 43 .626 --
Marlins 66 46 .589 4.5
Mets 63 49 .563 7.5
Expos 58 53 .523 12.0
Phillies 37 74 .333 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 61 53 .535 --
Pirates 56 58 .491 5.0
Cardinals 52 61 .460 8.5
Reds 47 64 .423 12.5
Cubs 45 69 .395 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 50 .561 --
Dodgers 61 52 .540 2.5
Padres 54 59 .478 9.5
Rockies 54 61 .470 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moises Alou 4
1 Ray Durham 4
1 B. J. Surhoff 4
4 Travis Fryman 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 1
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Tony Barron 1
1 Danny Bautista 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 4
1 Charles Johnson 4
3 Ken Caminiti 3
3 Greg Gagne 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shawn Green 2
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 Andres Galarraga 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 1.29
2 Tim Wakefield 1.00
3 Dustin Hermanson 0.90
4 Kent Mercker 0.83
5 Andy Benes 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 9
1 Dustin Hermanson 9
3 Tim Wakefield 7
4 Andy Benes 6
4 Jaime Navarro 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Butch Henry 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .387
2 Larry Walker .385
3 Reggie Jefferson .364
4 Mike Piazza .358
5 Frank Thomas .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 37
2 Mark McGwire 34
3 Ken Griffey 33
3 Larry Walker 33
5 Jim Thome 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 102
1 Ken Griffey 102
1 Tino Martinez 102
4 Jeff Bagwell 97
5 Tony Gwynn 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 54
2 Deion Sanders 52
3 Otis Nixon 46
4 Chuck Knoblauch 43
5 Tony Womack 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.76
2 Roger Clemens 1.78
3 Darryl Kile 2.16
4 Greg Maddux 2.36
5 Randy Johnson 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 16
1 Brad Radke 16
3 Randy Johnson 15
3 Darryl Kile 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 224
1 Curt Schilling 224
3 David Cone 199
3 Pedro Martinez 199
5 Roger Clemens 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 33
1 Mariano Rivera 33
3 Randy Myers 32
4 John Franco 29
5 4 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Raul Mondesi .440
2 Rondell White .439
3 Reggie Jefferson .432
4 Quinton McCracken .429
5 Moises Alou .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeromy Burnitz 7
1 Dave Nilsson 7
3 Moises Alou 6
3 Nomar Garciaparra 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 19
2 Moises Alou 16
2 Rondell White 16
2 Kevin Young 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Omar Vizquel 7
3 Brian Hunter 6
3 Stan Javier 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.00
2 Doug Drabek 0.90
3 Mike Hampton 1.00
4 Dennis Springer 1.06
5 Scott Erickson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 33
2 John Smoltz 29
3 Pedro Martinez 27
4 Roger Clemens 26
4 Randy Johnson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 5
1 Todd Jones 5
1 Randy Myers 5
1 Troy Percival 5
5 8 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .425
2 Charles Johnson .397
3 Tim Salmon .385
4 Jason Kendall .381
5 Paul O'Neill .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 13
2 Jeromy Burnitz 9
2 Tino Martinez 9
4 Barry Bonds 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 32
2 Paul O'Neill 30
3 Frank Thomas 29
4 Dave Nilsson 26
5 5 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Deion Sanders 11
2 Eric Young 11
4 Brian Hunter 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Livan Hernandez 0.96
2 Mike Hampton 1.05
3 Brad Radke 1.17
4 Al Leiter 1.69
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 6
1 Brad Radke 6
3 Willie Blair 5
3 Mike Hampton 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Randy Johnson 56
3 Roger Clemens 52
4 John Smoltz 48
5 Pedro Martinez 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 John Franco 9
2 Todd Jones 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .383
2 Larry Walker .366
3 Reggie Jefferson .355
4 Frank Thomas .350
5 Mike Piazza .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 48
2 Tino Martinez 47
2 Mark McGwire 47
4 Jim Thome 46
5 Andres Galarraga 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 154
2 Ken Griffey 150
3 Tino Martinez 141
4 Frank Thomas 134
5 Jeff Bagwell 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 69
2 Otis Nixon 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 64
4 Tom Goodwin 55
5 Deion Sanders 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.87
2 Pedro Martinez 2.19
3 Greg Maddux 2.36
4 Randy Johnson 2.55
5 Kevin Brown 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Scott Erickson 21
2 Brad Radke 21
4 Greg Maddux 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 312
2 Roger Clemens 281
3 Pedro Martinez 265
4 Randy Johnson 251
5 John Smoltz 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Randy Myers 43
5 Robb Nen 41